Bumper crops push down prices in May crop report
The Agriculture Department reports record soybean harvests at 2.9 billion bushels and corn at 9.4 billion, signaling lower prices. Soybean yields average 39.2 bushels per acre with Indiana at 49, while corn prices drop to about $2.10 per bushel though above the $1.89 guarantee.
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Four Reno letter exposure cases test negative for inhaled anthrax
Four of six people who may have touched a contaminated letter sent to a Microsoft office in Reno tested negative for inhaled anthrax. Final results for the remaining two exposed individuals were pending tests expected Monday, Washoe County health officer Barbara Hunt said. The letter originated in Malaysia and was sent to the Reno office.
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Utah appoints porn czar Paula Houston to enforce obscenity laws
Paula Houston in Salt Lake City serves as Utah's porn czar guiding enforcement of obscenity laws. In eight months she has fielded about 1500 complaints on explicit ads and nude images, while a Victoria's Secret mall ad provoked over 1000 petition signatures in Provo.
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Election results revised as duplicate votes found in New York runoff
The Green Ferrer mayoral runoff saw its unofficial margin shrink after audits revealed thousands of duplicate vote tallies. Green led 417,329 to 387,523 initially, but revised results showed 401,428 to 380,784, with about 782,000 total votes cast. The outcome remains unlikely to change, and the winner will face Michael Bloomberg in November.
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